I understand you don’t want to breathe my smoke, but look around you, lady – we are outside. No walls. Breeze. Calm yourself. I know Arcata seems like its own li’l island, but I promise you we are still in America. Something about freedom and rights and stuff? »

Local members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Community (LBGTQ) and their straight friends, families and allies will rally at 6 p.m. at the Eureka Courthouse and the Arcata Plaza the day of the decision. »

It is tough to explain why people would not want us to be married. I try to explain that people who oppose gay marriage think our “alternative” family poses some sort of threat to our community by being married. My kids scratch their heads. The truth is that we feel so dreadfully normal. »

The year 1850 was a politically transformative point in California history. After the 1848 American War with Mexico, the California Territory petitioned to become a state within the U.S. In 1850, statehood was granted, with the provision that it remained a free state. Above the Mexican outpost of Sonoma, little effort had been made... »

Why on Earth would anyone with even a tiny amount of love for our country want it to become a hell-hole like Sudan, Afghanistan, Congo, Iraq, or dozens of other despotic countries brimming with hatred, guns, ammo, dead bodies and grieving families? And if you think that your cute little AR-15 with its drum... »

These articles will provide a foundation upon which residents can understand and appreciate the historical development of our city. The first article is about the Wiyot Indians who lived in the area long before the coming of the Euro-Americans. »